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Important news on what’s happening with real estate in the San Francisco Bay Area
Rent Registry Law to Hit SF Landlords in 2022
Supervisor Sandra FewerThe brainchild of lame-duck Supervisor Sandra Fewer, San Francisco's new “Housing Inventory” law will require San Francisco landlords to submit details such as occupancy status and rental rates to the city on an annual basis.“By providing a more...
Prop 19 Raises Property Taxes. So Why Did CA Realtors Support It?
Since 2010, over 650,000 Californians have received a tax break that allowed them to maintain tax breaks when they inherited a home. With the passage of Prop 19, that will no longer be the case for many. So why was Prop 19 a good idea, and why did the California...
New Federal Law Eliminates “Opaque” Real Estate LLCs
The “Corporate Transparency Act” that was signed into law on January 1, 2021 has as one of its key provisions the elimination of anonymous ownership of properties through Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs). The new law aims to make it harder to use real estate...
The Power of Protective Paperwork
On August 31, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-3088, enacting the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020. Among other things, this legislations affects the rights of landlords to collect unpaid rent from residential tenants, while extending relief to...
How to Make the Most of COVID-19 Vacancies
During the Great Recession of 2008, many rental units emptied out, as they have during the COVID-19 crisis. And then, as now, we advised owners to make improvements while the units sat empty. Those that followed that advice came out ahead in the long-term.It wasn't...
SF’s COVID-19 Tenant Protection Ordinance: Unfair and Unworkable
Photo: Christopher Michel via Flickr / Creative Commons LicenseThe San Francisco Apartment Association, San Francisco Association of Realtors, Coalition for Better Housing and Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute have filed suit seeking a temporary...